Razah

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Razah
Affiliation	The Mists
Type	Demon
Profession	Ritualist
Service	Hero
Level(s)	20
Campaign	Nightfall

“

The protomatter that makes up the Mists strains toward creation, often spawning demonic creations in nightmarish forms. Not all creatures from the Mists are demonic, however. When the Mists come into contact with a suitable human template, for example, it can copy that form, creating a sentient entity with humanoid appearance and an almost human mind.

Razah is one such creation. It has sprung into being a fully-formed adult. It has the knowledge and capabilities of a human, but lacks common sense. As a result, it asks odd questions about human emotions, contemplates human motivations, and attempts to duplicate human mannerisms. Razah is a contradiction: more than human in some ways, and less than human in others. It needs an identity, a personality, and a purpose. Hopefully, Razah will find its purpose by working with a hero. Otherwise, it could degenerate into an abomination as monstrous and inhuman as its demonic brethren.

— The Guild Wars Nightfall Manuscripts

[edit] Locations

• Realm of Torment
  • Heart of Abaddon (prior to completing the quest Finding a Purpose)

[edit] Quests

Quests involved in:

• Finding a Purpose

[edit] Recruitment

Complete the quest Finding a Purpose, offered by Chaplain Phyratyss in the Gate of Anguish. Your character must have completed the Nightfall campaign.

[edit] Skills

[edit] Nightfall hero, default skills

• Sight Beyond Sight
• Warmonger's Weapon
• Wielder's Boon
• Wielder's Strike
• Resurrection Signet

[edit] Eye of the North, in the Norn Fighting Tournament

15 Communing, 8-9 Channeling Magic

• Anguish
• Bloodsong
• Boon of Creation
• Doom
• Pain
• Shadowsong
• Wanderlust (elite)

[edit] Armor

Concept art by Kekai Kotaki.

Razah starts with Mysterious armor at an armor rating of 60. Razah's default weapon is a max 9 req Spawning Staff with damage +15% while Health is above 50%.

The appearance of its armor can be upgraded to Ancient Armor using Ancient Armor Remnants acquired from the Remains of Sahlahja challenge mission.

The appearance of its armor can also be upgraded to Primeval armor using Primeval Armor Remnants acquired in the Domain of Anguish and during the Ebony Citadel of Mallyx mission.

See Razah's armor gallery.

[edit] Dialogue

Heart of Abaddon:

"You are not from this place. Who and what are you?"

[edit] Quotes

"Destruction seems a natural part of the human condition."

"Human rituals seem to involve a great deal of talking, and dancing, and making speeches. This much I have seen... but I do not understand."

"I have learned this much: in all of human existence, there are many kinds of life... and many kinds of death."

"If I learn to cry, it will not be for me. It will not be for Istan. It will be for the gods themselves, who cannot be a part of the very thing they created."

"It is possible to commit no errors and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life."

"Tell me, are all humans as obsessed with yelling and bludgeoning things, or are you an unusual representative of your species?"

[edit] Battle quotes

"Ah! I begin to understand pain! Thank you!"

"I barely touched him... and he broke. You humans are so fragile!"

"I cannot understand why you shout such things."

"Now you will know the emptiness of death."

"Retreat or die."

"Such unlimited potential! Such limited imagination."

"These people are my friends. I will not allow you to hurt them."

"This conflict does not educate me. Cease and desist."

"We rise and fall together."

"What a waste, to understand life, and yet throw it away for such a trite cause."

"What is this 'pain' you feel?"

"You are not ready for immortality."

[edit] Notes

• A duplicate Razah will show up as a "Ritualist Entity".
• Although a ritualist, Guild Wars Factions is not required to unlock Razah. The disadvantage is that Guild Wars Nightfall offers only 25 ritualist skills (with 10 elite skills). Guild Wars Eye of the North offers only an additional 10 ritualist skills.
• Razah by default has Wielder's Boon (a Factions skill). Razah can still use it even if you do not own Factions, but you cannot force its use. It can be disabled.
• Razah does not have gender. It was created, not born. As such, its species also remains unknown.
• Razah does not transfer disease to party members.
• Razah's default weapon is a customized blue Spawning Staff with Energy +10, 11-22 lightning damage, an attribute requirement of 9 Spawning Power, Halves skill recharge of spells (Chance: 20%) and Damage +15% (while Health is above 50%), it can be placed into storage.

[edit] Trivia

• Razah's profession is listed as "variable" in the Nightfall manual. This was printed before the final design was decided upon.
• Razah is the only Nightfall hero with visible headgear. With Guild Wars Eye of the North, Xandra and Vekk also have visible headgear.
• Razah's personality and account is very similar to the character Data, from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
• Razah's "You are not ready for immortality" line is a Kosh quote from an episode of Babylon 5.
• Razah's "It is possible to commit no errors" line is a Captain Picard quote from an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
• Razah's upgraded armor had a long standing bug in which his Ancient Armor variation could not be acquired. This was finally rectified in the 6th September 2007 update.

Heroes
Nightfall	Goren • Koss • Acolyte Jin • Margrid the Sly • Dunkoro • Tahlkora • Master of Whispers • Olias • Norgu • Acolyte Sousuke • Zhed Shadowhoof • Zenmai • Razah • General Morgahn • Melonni
Eye of the North	Jora • Pyre Fierceshot • Ogden Stonehealer • Livia • Gwen • Vekk • Anton • Xandra • Hayda • Kahmu
Core	M.O.X.